Is this place great or what?

I'm getting really good feed back on how to align the rear stays to the frame. I posted this same question on the mechanics forum and FBinNY comments explain exactly what I see in my frame:

" If the dropout width (separation) is 120mm or so, which is the intended width, then BOTH stays are bent to the right. You'd want to move both to the left by half the right/left difference to establish symmetry.

BTW - it's common for both stays to bend together like this pair did. Figure a bike hit by a car with the wheel bolted in. The rear triangle is bent sideways, but the width is constrained by the wheel's axle leading to what you see now."


Couple that with the above comments and I now know to which stay (non drive) and direction (left) to bend things. randyjawa and others have given me the technique to follow. Now to settle on 120/125 dropout opening and I'm in business. Thought I'd share another link that I found on how to build your own dropout alignment tool. (I'll put that into play after squaring up the frame)

Build your own dropout alignment tool (Park Tool FFG-2)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsU8IkkFaok